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i care much more about losing fat than losing weight. it's just a number - not something tangible, not something i can see in the mirror. overall health/wellness is #1

the last time i was going hard in the gym (similar regimen), in 2 months i had
a. gained 10 lbs
b. lost over 1" off my waist

if i can achieve similar results this time around, i'll be a happy camper.

the awesome bonus is that the gym is right next to my office building, i go straight after work. i get to beat a lot of the traffic from my 40 mile, orange county to la county commute.
last night i worked out for 90 minutes, commute was 50 minutes, usually my commute is roughly 1 hour longer.

i care much more about losing fat than losing weight. it's just a number - not something tangible, not something i can see in the mirror. overall health/wellness is #1

the last time i was going hard in the gym (similar regimen), in 2 months i had
a. gained 10 lbs
b. lost over 1" off my waist

if i can achieve similar results this time around, i'll be a happy camper.

the awesome bonus is that the gym is right next to my office building, i go straight after work. i get to beat a lot of the traffic from my 40 mile, orange county to la county commute.
last night i worked out for 90 minutes, commute was 50 minutes, usually my commute is roughly 1 hour longer.

Why I never live in southern CA. Beautiful place too many people.

Why I never live in southern CA. Beautiful place too many people.it seems people only move here, nobody moves away from here. it's a trap

Panda kind of sounds like me, except I was about 150 pounds in 2010, and three years later, I'm up to 192! Doc says I need to lose at least 25 pounds, but the weight is not budging...but bulging, lol!

Anyways, since I have moved, I live an hour from work. Therefore, by the time I work a full day and then have to drive an hour home, I'm tired. Plus, my wife insists on having dinner as soon as I get home. If I wait the hour after eating to do my workout, then it's 8pm. We go to bed around 9! I've tried working out in the morning, and I am NOT a morning person. I just seem to do better working out in the evenings. So, I feel like I can't stick with an exercise program right now.

We have been trying to eat healthier, but my weight was actually up this morning after eating super healthy yesterday, lol! I feel like I'm never going to get this weight off!

Up 30 in a year. Impressive.

Diet is more important than your choice of activity whether your goals are to lose fat or bulk up.

Don't overdo the cardio if you want to keep the weight off. You need to build muscle that will continually burn the fat. Cardio can help you "sweat off" the pounds but you won't gain much muscle that plays a big role in keeping the fat off.

If you're serious about lifting, a good starter program is called "Starting Strength."

The Workouts Recommended for Strength Training | Starting strength training (http://www.startingstrengthtraining.com/workouts/)

Couldnt agree more. I hadnt worked out until i did 2 months of p90x a couple years ago. I followed the p90x with a few months of weight lifting. Followed that up with 18 months of binge eating/drinking with a special focus on avoiding walking at all costs. Ive been very slow to gain weight, i think because of the muscle ive built up. Although, i am offically fat again.

Last night i had a half of bag of ruffles with heluvagood ranch dip, followed by an entire bag of white chedder popcorn (farmers' chedder is wack), washed down with a mojito, along with a piece of cake, some receses pieces cups and a piece or 2 of short bread mixed in (recent bday gifts). But it wasnt until i got my drivers license out of the mailbox and saw my new picture that i realized how fat i am again.

I hate gyms. But i am planning on running a 10k in March. I only want to do the 10k so i can have the endurence to do a month or 2 of p90x right, in order to build up muscle, so that i can enjoy eating and drinking like a college kid again for another year or so.

Panda kind of sounds like me, except I was about 150 pounds in 2010, and three years later, I'm up to 192! Doc says I need to lose at least 25 pounds, but the weight is not budging...but bulging, lol!

Anyways, since I have moved, I live an hour from work. Therefore, by the time I work a full day and then have to drive an hour home, I'm tired. Plus, my wife insists on having dinner as soon as I get home. If I wait the hour after eating to do my workout, then it's 8pm. We go to bed around 9! I've tried working out in the morning, and I am NOT a morning person. I just seem to do better working out in the evenings. So, I feel like I can't stick with an exercise program right now.

We have been trying to eat healthier, but my weight was actually up this morning after eating super healthy yesterday, lol! I feel like I'm never going to get this weight off!from what i've been reading on health/fitness/exercise forums, try eating less than you usually do (even if you're eating the same foods). dirtbag gave great advice when he said to track your calories.

i use this free app for android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myfitnesspal.android&hl=en

and here it is for apple/iphone:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calorie-counter-diet-tracker/id341232718?mt=8

Exercise is great for a lot of things. Building strength, endurance, muscle, heart health, heck it's even a great way to fight depression. However as a weight loss strategy it sucks. It sucks hard.

To have exercise work the way people thinks it works you have to work out for hours on end. The average 30 minute to an hour workout burns 300 to 400 calories if you work your arse off. Most people can't keep up with that. And assuming you don't eat extra after that workout you're not even loosing a pound over the course of a week. Never mind you'll likely be on a deficit so you'll lack the energy needed to maintain the pace. Plus it's pretty easy for your body to adjust and the amount of calories you burn per workout to go down.

If you just want to loose weight and fat all you have to do is eat at a deficit. Last year I lost 60 pounds and the only "exercise" I did was walking for a job I had. I ate pizza, ice cream, starbucks ice drinks with extra whip, fries, steak, basically every bad food on a regular basis. The Starbucks, ice cream, and fries were a daily thing for at least a month or two. However because I watched my calorie intake the weight came off. And I haven't had a great metabolism since I hit puberty.

Now if you're going for the 'beach body' then you'll need exercise. My advice on that is just focus on lifting weights and dieting. If you want to add cardio use kettle-bells and wind sprints (quicker workouts, same benefits). Drink water, eat plenty of protein, and above all else track your calories. Also remember to track your calories. Did I mention track your calories? You also might want to look into calorie cycling so you don't stay in a deficit for too long. If counting calories is a pain you could try Weight Watchers Online like I did but that can get costly.

Just remember you can't outrun a bad diet.

Here was my progress throughout the last year. I'll probably go back later and try to get to 159 but right now theres no rush. You'll notice though it's pretty easy to loose at the start but with patience you'll get there. Remember this was without lifting a single weight nor stepping foot on a treadmill.
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awesome job, dirt!

and great advice, thanks man.

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awesome job, dirt!

and great , thanks man.

Thanks. I could go on this topic for hours as I've gone up and down over the years with multiple strategies but theres still a few other things I need to add then I'll stop I promise.

- Be patient. I got to a point where I wanted to loose x amount of weight in x amount of time and it was not uncommon for me to step on a scale 10 times in a day on top of taking measurements with measuring tape and calipers.

And when you're stuck at that point where you've lost weight/fat but you're still far from your goal it can drive you insane. Don't go insane get just enough urgency to progress and stay on track but don't become neurotic like me. If you look at the chart there was a point where I stopped weighing myself every week but still stayed on track. Thats probably the best balance.

- Get an electronic food scale for $20. It's a little expensive and the checkout person might thing you're a junkie or a dealer but it's easy to underestimate and overestimate how much food you're eating.

- Avoid and/or limit alcohol. Not only does alcohol have no nutritional value but it makes you want to gorge large quantities of the worst possible foods.

- And finally track calories. Diet is about 90% of what you will be doing (this coming from my teacher in weight training during college). Best sites to use are the following.

Free Calorie Counter, Diet & Exercise Journal | MyFitnessPal.com (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/)
or
Calorie Counter | Food Nutrition Data for Healthy Eating Choices (http://caloriecount.about.com/)

Personally used Weight Watchers online as I liked that system but unlike the above two Weight Watchers cost money (~$18 a month). Regardless all three have knowledgeable and supportive communities who can give you great advice as you go along.

Good luck and I'll shut up now.

just joined a radical gym, haven't exercised since april or may, can barely shoot hoops w/o losing breath. anyways, it's time to get active.
up to 180 lbs (probably 25% body fat) :benched: from 150 lbs when i moved here 1 year ago.


anyone else a member of a gym? or just exercise regularly?
figured this would be a good spot to share advice, tips, inspiration, etc.
Been a gym....user most of my adult life (off and on). On at the moment and for the last year. Really making head way. Some of the BEST money I ever spent in my life has been a personal trainer. I like most people have their own opinion as to what is good and what brings results...etc. Much of what I thought was the best was either wrong or largely ineffective.
I don't need someone to "Ra Ra" and I do not go to the gym for company and conversation.
I told my guy I would do a month at a time here and there but not full time because it is not cheap ($180 p/mo @ 1 pr/wk) and I do not need hand holding. Just a tune up from time to time. He has provided my full workout and been a wealth of dietary info and Cardio for off (non-gym) days. Can't say enough good things about it. Bite the bullet and cut expense some place else. It will make ALL the effort you put in worth it.......Good Luck